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落后 (luòhòu) English Meaning
- to fall behind
- to lag (in technology, etc.)
- backward
- to retrogress
Traditional Characters: 落後
+ is only found in HSK 5.
落 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all. PLEASE NOTE: This character is also pronounced là in HSK 6.
后 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Sample Sentences
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Stroke Order & Character Components
落 (luò): to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement
- 艹 (cao): vegetable
- 洛 (luò): Luo
PLEASE NOTE: 落 (luò) has 12 strokes. The strokes labeled 1 and 2 should be one stroke but are divided because of the font.
后 (hòu): back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; empress; queen
- 厂 (chǎng): production facility
- 一 (yī): one
- 口 (kǒu): mouth
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 落
HSK 4 Word List
- 降落 (jiàng luò): to descend; to land
HSK 5 Word List
- 落后 (luò hòu): to fall behind; to lag (in technology, etc.); backward; to retrogress
HSK 6 Word List
- 丢三落四 (diū sān là sì): forgetful; scatterbrained
- 堕落 (duò luò): to morally degenerate; to become depraved; a fall from grace; a fall into sin or depravity
- 角落 (jiǎo luò): nook; corner
- 冷落 (lěng luò): desolate; unfrequented; to treat somebody coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder
- 落成 (luò chéng): to complete a construction project
- 落实 (luò shí): practical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decide
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 后
HSK 1 Word List
- 后面(hòu miàn): rear; back; behind; later; afterwards
HSK 3 Word List
- 后来(hòu lái): afterwards; later
- 然后(rán hòu): then (afterwards); after that; afterwards; after
- 最后(zuì hòu): final; last; finally; ultimate
HSK 4 Word List
- 后悔(hòu huǐ): to regret; to repent
HSK 5 Word List
- 后背(hòu bèi): the back (human anatomy); the back part of something
- 后果(hòu guǒ): consequences; aftermath
- 落后(luò hòu): to fall behind; to lag (in technology, etc.); backward; to retrogress
HSK 6 Word List
- 后代(hòu dài): posterity; later periods; later ages; later generations
- 后顾之忧(hòu gù zhī yōu): fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning ‘no worries about anything’
- 后勤(hòu qín): logistics
- 皇后(huáng hòu): empress; imperial consort
- 空前绝后(kōng qián jué hòu): unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
- 争先恐后(zhēng xiān kǒng hòu): striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
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